Is that correct, Doctor?'
"'Perfectly,' I agreed.
"'T'tell the truth,' confessed Farrell, 'I've always been up
against schoolmasters; yes, all my life. They've such a--such
a--well, as this ain't Wimbledon, one may speak it out--such a
bloody superior way of giving you information. Now if there's
one thing in th' world I 'bominate, it's information.' Farrell
threw a fierce glance around the dining tables as if defiantly
making sure of his ground. 'But I'll say this for the Doctor;
he never gives you any. That is, you have to pump for it. . . .
But we've had, we two, a daisy of a time. The great thing about
travel, Mr. Caffyn, is that it enlarges the mind. Yes, sir, and
in Doctor Foe's company you positively can't help it.'
"'I'm sorry, Farrell,' said I.
"'Sorry?' he exclaimed. 'Why should you be sorry? I _like_
having a--a wider outlook on things, provided it ain't banged in
a man's eye. In fact, I don't mind confessing to you, Mr.
Caffyn, here in the Doctor's presence, that this has been a
great experience for me.
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